Pineapple vs King Price
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pineapple
Insure your car, electronics, jewelry, and more with instant, fair, and rewarding coverage. Features include free crash detection, roadside assistance, and rewards for completing challenges. Earn money back based on claims made by the community.
- Instant insurance for vehicles and personal items
- Free automatic crash detection
- 24H emergency roadside assistance
- Rewards program with vouchers
- Community-driven claims payout
- Video car self-inspection
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AIM. SNAP. INSURE. You name it, we insure it and FAST - Whether it’s your 4x4, 2x4, Bakkie or Hatch, we’ve got you! Oh, and... phones, laptops, cameras, drones, headphones, gaming consoles, bicycles, jewellery and MORE! Pineapple is instant, fair and rewarding. Our app is powered by tech, driven by the community and backed by OMART Insure Limited, a member of the Old Mutual Group, one of the most established and trusted financial services companies in the game. *NEW* - Free automatic crash-detection feature in-app for all SA app users, whether you insure with us or not. _______________ PINEAPPLE ON YOUR CAR 100% covered for theft, hail, fire, accidental damage, damage to others and fire Free 24H Emergency roadside assistance at the tap of a button Free 24H Dead-battery and No-Fuel assistance Trauma Counseling Video car self-inspection, in-app Get your policy schedule and confirmation of cover in seconds 30% of your premium back for driving under 300kms P/M Premiums starting from R380.00 P/M _______________ PINEAPPLE ON YOUR STUFF 100% covered for theft, fire, water, impact, accidental loss and power surges Phones, Laptops & Tablets from R20.00 P/M Camera & Gaming Gear from R11.00 P/M Bicycles & Sporting Equipment from R14.00 P/M Drones & Smart Wearables from R20.00 P/M Jewellery & Watches from R5.00 P/M Music Instruments & Equipment from R10.00 P/M Home Electronics & Furniture from R11.00 P/M _______________ REWARDS Uber, Netflix, Takealot, Superbalist and MORE Complete in-app challenges for points! Points redeemable for vouchers _______________ 12-MONTH-BONUS-PAYOUT How it works: All premium paid goes into a communal pot The money in the pot is used to pay claims Little to no claims = leftover money Leftover money = CHA-CHING money BACK, in points Bonus Payout tracking in-app COMING SOON! _______________ LIVE COMMUNITY FEED FEATURE See how many people your premium has helped See what the community is insuring See what the community has claimed for Engage and interact with fun community facts & stats _______________ AUTO CRASH DETECT FEATURE SA’s first FREE, in-app car crash detection feature for policyholders AND non-policyholders No car installations needed, just the Pineapple app: Sign-up in-app Select your emergency contacts In an accident? Your emergency contacts WILL be alerted _______________ CHECK US OUT HERE facebook.com/pineapple instagram.com/pineapple_sa twitter.com/Pineapple_SA https://www.pineapple.co.za/ Pineapple (FSP 48650) is underwritten by Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer Insure Limited, a licensed Non-Life Insurer and authorised FSP. Premium is risk profile dependent. T&C’s apply.
King Price
Manage your car and portable possessions insurance policies with ease. Get instant cover, view policy details, complete self-inspections, and access important documents. You can even donate your monthly premium decrease to a chosen charity.
- Instant car and portable possessions cover
- View policy information
- Car self-inspection via app
- Access policy documents
- Donate premium decrease to charity
- Portable possessions cover for unspecified items
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Your policy in your pocket • Get instant cover for your car and portable possessions. • View your policy info. • Do a car self-inspection. • Get docs like your policy schedule and confirmation of cover. • Donate your decrease to charity. When we brought our world-first decreasing premium model to the market in 2012, not many thought we’d last the year. But, here we are, not just surviving but thriving. And, we’ve evolved from being king of price, to being king of insurance. It’s a crown we wear with pride… Not just because of how many clients love our great cover and quirky ways. Not just because we keep introducing innovative insurance products. Not just because of our award-winning royal service (yup, we’ve won stuff). Mostly because, in 6 years, we’ve given R100 million in decreasing premiums back to our clients. We think that’s pretty special. What’s a decreasing premium The name says it all: It’s a premium that decreases monthly instead of always going up. We figure, because your car’s value drops monthly, your car’s insurance premium should drop monthly too. It’s fair, it’s logical, and it makes sense! King Price clients also get up to 20% off when they cover 2+cars… And their premium still decreases monthly. And, for every car that you comprehensively cover with us, you can choose to insure an Apple Watch, bicycle or set of golf clubs for just R1 monthly! What’s portable possessions cover Portable possessions cover will repair or replace possessions like clothing and cameras, tablets and travel luggage, and rings and sparkly things, if they’re stolen or damaged while they’re anywhere other than in your home. We know it’s not polite to scratch around in other people’s handbags so we won’t ask you to list everything that you carry around in yours… We’ll cover these unspecified ‘everyday’ items up to an amount that you choose. But, we do need you to specify some of your actual handbags, and a few other special portable possessions, and we’re apped to help you do this. What’s a car self-inspection When we insure a car for you, unless it’s brand-spanking-new off the dealership floor, we’ll need you to show us that the car actually exists. It’s not that we don’t trust you, we just like to keep our Is dotted and our Ts crossed. So, you can take it to an Autoboys branch to have it inspected, or you can DIY using our app. It’s super easy and quick, and we’ll guide you through it step by step. What’s this about donating my decrease This is your chance to make the circle bigger and donate your monthly decrease to a charity. We’re all about #MakingADifference and so we’re giving you the opportunity to support some of the charities that we support. You can choose to donate your monthly decrease to any 1 of 8 charities… Just tell us which 1 tugs on your heart-strings and we’ll take care of all the details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pineapple at 5.0 against King Price's 1.0. Pineapple also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%). King Price's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pineapple holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pineapple's written reviews are positive against 65% of King Price's.
Pineapple ships an update every 2 weeks, King Price monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pineapple | King Price |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pineapple Tech (PTY) Ltd | King Price |
Customer experience
Pineapple
King Price
In-app purchases
Pineapple
No in-app purchases
King Price
No in-app purchases







